"sentimental comedy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sentimental comedies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sentimental comedy (countable and uncountable, plural sentimental comedies)
  1. (uncountable) An 18th-century dramatic genre in which middle-class protagonists triumphantly overcome a series of moral trials. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sentimental_comedy-en-noun-s~8WBsYu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (countable) A work in this genre. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-sentimental_comedy-en-noun-jde6kVy0

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